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Definitions

thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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“These rules of thumb can certainly give Americans a ballpark estimate for their own wealth-management goals,” said Roberts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

As a general rule of thumb: where eyeballs go, advertisers follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He began to dig, pulling up a potato that was no bigger than my thumb, and then another.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff